UPDATE: I decided to give this place a second chance since the owner and staff were so sincere in trying to make things right for me and my puppy. I ended up taking Mimi in for a full haircut that included nail trim and ear plucking. It only took an hour or two - they were prompt about calling me and she looked SO cute when I picked her up! Exactly what I wanted they actually trimmed her face this time and I was very happy with the way she looked. I will be bringing her back. I'm adding another star to my review :)
*****EDIT: after my review, I was contacted by the owner who apologized to me, AND sent me a thank you card and full refund - the card was signed by the entire staff. Their customer service is INCREDIBLE and I never have felt so cared about by a company who I wasn't completely satisfied. I think I will bring Mimi back for a second chance just based on their willingness to apologize and being sincere in doing so! I'll update my review if I take Mimi back.******
I really wanted to love this place. Out of all the pet groomers near me this was rated the highest so naturally, I gave them a call to get my 3 and a half month old Yorkie groomed. I set up an appointment and packed my baby, Mimi, up and we drove down the street to the shop. When I got there I filled out paperwork and they asked for Mimi's vaccination records which I had with me and was relieved they asked for that because it means Mimi won't get sick by other dogs, but as I continued to fill out paperwork I got to the end of it which was a disclaimer that read something like: "We are not responsible if your pet is injured - if your pet is injured by us or another animal, you allow us to take your pet to any veterinarian we think is necessary and we will not be responsible for any medical costs due to injury" which obviously made me scared to leave me 1.5 lb puppy with these people. The groomer who was a nice lady came out to talk to me and I felt reassured because she was very sweet and seemed knowledgeable about grooming and explained how she would groom Mimi. She took my puppy to the back and the receptionist told me "you can pick her up in about two hours" which seems like a long time to wait when I had an appointment. I then asked where and how Mimi will be kept for the entire time she waits to be worked on and the receptionist told me she won't be kept with bigger dogs but she might be put in a room with smaller dogs, something I said I wasn't comfortable with (especially after reading that disclaimer about possible injury) because she's so small and I don't know how she is around other dogs or if other dogs will bully her because of her size. The receptionist reassured me everything will be fine and they will call me in 2 hours. I went to eat and get my nails done, and waited for the call. As the 2 hour mark approached and I didn't hear from then I began to worry. At 3 hours later I still didn't hear anything from them about my puppy. I went to the shop and went inside to ask where Mimi was and why haven't I been called. The groomer came out with her and said she told the receptionist to call me but "she must have forgotten" ... That means Mimi was waiting an additional hour for no reason with who knows how many other dogs and who knows how scared. I think what I expected was this: to make an appointment to have my puppy bathed and get a haircut (which her hair wasn't cut, just her face barely trimmed but her feet and ears with trimmed) which at most should've taken an hour, and to get my dog back. I didn't think I'd be dropping her off to stay that long, and to be kept with that many other animals. Although everyone was friendly, and no harm came to my puppy, I won't be back. I think they are a great salon for bigger dogs that are use to being around other dogs/used to being in a kennel, they would probably have a great time here, but not for small baby dogs who are scared and first timers who are neither use to grooming or used to being other animals just yet. read more